8h of 500gr or 4h of 1200gr?

[TeoDeles Senior Member Member of the Month July 2018 Find all posts View Profile Close TeoDeles]

Which do you consider more productive in extender ?
8h of 500gr or 4h of 1200gr?

[TeoDeles Senior Member Member of the Month July 2018 Find all posts View Profile Close TeoDeles]

any votes?

[Aussie452 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Aussie452]

I incorporate 4-6 hours of extending at heavy tension as I feel the lighter weights just don't give enough stretch plus I can't wear it in the evenings so 4-6 hours is all I can do.

It's working for me though I also hang 5lb ish for 15-20min at the start and then again every 2 hours.

[BBC Action Senior Member Member of the Month August 2019 Find all posts View Profile Close BBC Action]

Not an extender user, but wouldn't more time under tension create more gains? Since you are dealing with ligaments that take a while to heal and adapt to the stress placed upon it, less intensity and a longer duration will allow it to heal over time and stretch the tendons out without it being too intense and too much volume to cause you to under recover/over train. The only thing that will allow you to heal faster is bloodflow, zinc, vitamin A and C. I would say protein as well but I don't believe a study has been done to see if that helps your shaft heal. It does help with wounds though.

I'm assuming more time in the extender is better than more intensity for a shorter duration. That's just a theory. Of course the weight you use is subjective because other might need more or less weight depending on what works for them.

[DickerSchwanz Senior Member Member of the Month Sept 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close DickerSchwanz]

2h of 500g - 2h of 1200g - 4h of 500g